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OpenAthens can connect directly to an LDAP server so that you do not have to issue personal accounts for your users (you will still need your OpenAthens administrator account though). Anything that uses standard LDAP protocols is acceptable so this works very well with ActiveDirectory too.

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Click the add button on the left and select LDAPImage RemovedImage Added

Have your colleague from the IT team complete the form and click add at the bottom.

OpenAthens only permits secure LDAP connections so will require a certificate. The status panel will show errors until it is added:

You can hover over the panel for more details about an error

Switch to the certificate tab and paste in the contents of the certificate file which should look similar to this:

The status panel will update and should now show success if it did not before

You should be able to use the test authentication button now with your own username and password.

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Since OpenAthens accounts will still work if entered (see below), some sites are happy to test by setting the connector to live & visible for periods of time. You can also use debug mode to make all connections visible and selectable by you without anything being visible to your end-users.